How To Reinstall Windows 11 With Or Without Losing Data?

2022-06-03 20:26:02 By : Ms. Nicole Xu

If you are experiencing slow and laggy Windows lately, it might probably be the time to reinstall Windows. Reinstalling Windows is always a good idea if your Windows is not performing correctly or facing stability and startup issues.

Reinstalling Windows comes in handy whenever a system fails to boot up, suffers from Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors, or gets affected by bloatware and malware. It helps restore the missing or corrupted system files and ensures the smooth performance of your system.

In this article, we will cover some of the easy methods to reinstall Windows 11.

While reinstalling Windows 11, you are provided with two options. You can either choose to remove everything and perform a fresh installation or only remove apps and settings and keep your personal files. 

Reinstalling Windows obviously takes a bit more time, however, it is not a difficult job to do. From using Windows settings to the bootable USB, you can easily reinstall Windows 11 with the methods mentioned below. Let’s learn about them in more detail.

The easiest method to reinstall Windows is from the settings option available in Windows 11. Follow these steps to reinstall Windows using Settings:

Once you complete these steps, a fresh copy of Windows 11 will be installed in your system. 

Sometimes, you might not even be able to login into your system or you might be facing issues with the startup of your system. In such case, you need to follow these steps to reinstall Windows using the Recovery mode:

It will Reset your PC and you are all set to use the fresh copy of Windows.

Using bootable USB is one of the most effective and faster methods of installing fresh copies of Windows. You will need Windows 11 ISO file and a minimum 8GB USB flash drive for this purpose. At first, we will learn how to make USB bootable.

You don’t need any third-party application for this. You can use the Command prompt to make the USB bootable. Follow these steps:

Once you finish making the USB bootable, extract Windows 11 ISO file and copy all the installation files to your flash drive. Now follow these steps to install Windows using USB:

Installing Windows can take up to an hour and your system will restart several times which is totally normal.

If you don’t want to bother making USB bootable and still can log in to the system properly, this option is for you. You need to download a Windows 11 ISO file for this process.

You can easily download it from Microsoft’s official website. It provides reliable and high-speed download.

Once the installation is completed, you are all set to use the new Windows 11.

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